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Income Taxes Done!

Richard L. Meister Jr. @RichardMeister (5328) • Otis Orchards, Washington 1 Feb 16

I was taught how to do the standard 1040 back when I was in high school. This was before the EZ forms. So for many years I did the standard form until coworkers told me I needed to save every receipt for my work clothes, work...

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Tax time humor

raydene @raydene (9871) • United States 15 Apr 07

Thoughts on Taxes... If all tax advisers were laid end to end, they would not reach an opinion. In tax rules, miscellaneous is always the largest category. Where there's a will there's a tax shelter. A penny saved is...

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Defining Form 1040

wzraychen @wzraychen (54) • China 4 Feb 07

For those of you who are not familiar with US tax forms,"Form 1040"is the most common of the US Federal tax forms,Most people file one of the several versions of this form, Ever wonder why the IRScalls it Form 1040? Because for...

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US refundable tax credit.

tammyr @tammyr (5945) • Etowah, Tennessee 8 Jan 07

The us government has passed a refundable tax credit.(meaning you get the excess back, much as the earned income credit.) It is called the Telephone Tax Credit. They are refunding money paid to the Federal Excise Tax on...

earned income credit

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One Time Tax Credit on 2006 Tax Returns - MUST READ

claudia413 @claudia413 (4280) • United States 9 Dec 06

I received this today from a friend and went to snopes.com to check it out myself. It was copied word for word from snopes, and they say it's true. Please note this one time tax credit. It is true:...

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Long Distance Tax Credit - US Filers - Save Money

cpamanda @cpamanda (693) • United States 14 Nov 06

The IRS has announced a new tax credit for this year. It is for long distance fees you have paid on your landline phone bill. There is a maximum amount you can claim based on your filing status. The credit would go on line 71 if...